Endite

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An additional lobe on the inner side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb.
  2. 2
    One of the mouthparts of a spider or other arachnids, specifically the lobe of the palpal coxa lateral to the labium.
Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of indite. alt-of, obsolete

    "From a VVriter of Books, our Author is already dvvindled to a Preface-monger, and from Prefaces I am confident he may in a ſhort time be improved to endite Tickets for the Bear-Garden."

Synonyms

All synonyms
maxillamaxilla

Antonyms

All antonyms
exite

Example

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"From a VVriter of Books, our Author is already dvvindled to a Preface-monger, and from Prefaces I am confident he may in a ſhort time be improved to endite Tickets for the Bear-Garden."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From end- + -ite.

Etymology 2

See indite.

Related phrases

palpal coxa

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